Maxtor Maxtor Fusion User manual

User’s Guide
MAXTOR FUSION™

MAXTOR FUSION USER’S GUIDE
Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Maxtor Fusion Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
About this Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Handling Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Maxtor Product Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Getting to Know Maxtor Fusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Importing Files From a Recent Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Sharing Files by Invitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Linking Files to Online Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Using the Maxtor Fusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Login In as a User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Importing Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Sorting Your Files with the View Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Viewing and Setting Detailed File Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Organizing Files Using Categories and Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Sharing Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Searching and Tagging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Exporting Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Setting User Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
System Administration Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Frequently Asked Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Appendices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Appendix I – Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Adding Additional User Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Dynamic DNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Email Invitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Port Forwarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Appendix II – Maxtor Fusion Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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INTRODUCTION
Thank you for selecting a Maxtor product.
Maxtor Fusion™ lets you simply organize and personalize
all your digital photos, videos, music and documents and
selectively share your experiences with family, friends
and colleagues either privately or publicly in a secure
environment. While providing one central safe location for
all your digital content, Maxtor Fusion’s simple, web-based
interface makes blending and assembling all types of files
easy, provides versatility with support for all operating
systems, and enables quick remote access to all your
content from anywhere, anytime. The gigabit Ethernet
connection to your network router enables fast access
and two USB ports are provided for easy storage expansion
with additional hard drives.
Maxtor Fusion Features
– Simple interface to organize, personalize and
selectively share all types of digital content
– Secure environment for private and public sharing
– Email invitations to specified guests safely takes them
directly to what you want to share
– Assemble different types of content to share more
expressive digital experiences
– Easily create unique combinations of photos and
videos from the same event for different people
– One central safe location for all your digital content
– Remote access to all your digital content anytime,
anywhere
– High capacity storage for large amounts of data
– Supports Windows XP SP2 and Macintosh OS X (10.4
or higher)
– Fast gigabit Ethernet connection to network router
– Easy expansion – Two USB ports for additional hard
drive storage
About This Guide
This User’s Guide contains four sections:
–The Introduction provides a brief overview of features,
care, and support information.
– Getting to Know Maxtor Fusion shows how to quickly
load and share files with others. It provides brief,
straightforward information on how to accomplish
tasks such as importing and sharing files.
– Using the Maxtor Fusio n describes how to use the
many features and capabilities, and provides more
comprehensive instructions on using Maxtor Fusion.
–
Frequently Asked Questions provides a Q&A for
common questions.
In addition, there are appendices which provide information
which is useful when running the Setup Wizard, and a place
to record important system information.
The following symbols and conventions are used in this
guide:
System and Network Requirements
Please see the Maxtor Fusion Setup Guide for complete
system requirements, network hardware prerequisites,
and installation procedures.
Handling Precautions
Please handle your new Maxtor Fusion with care! Follow the
precautions listed here or you could damage the internal
components and void the product warranty. Review the
Maxtor Limited Warranty for more information.
Bold Used for menu, command, and keyboard selections you
make and screens you will see.
Italics Used for emphasis and to identify new terms, which
may also be defined in the Glossary.

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Follow these precautions to prevent data loss
– Do not bump, move or drop the Maxtor Fusion while in
operation.
– Do not disconnect the power cord from your Maxtor
Fusion without first shutting it down through the
browser interface, or using the power switch on the
back of the unit.
– Do not set any liquids or drinks on or near the Maxtor
Fusion. Liquids will damage the internal electronics.
– Do not open the Maxtor Fusion enclosure. This can
cause loss of data and will void the product warranty.
Maxtor Product Support
Maxtor Corporation provides a comprehensive product
support section on its web site, including the latest soft-
ware drivers, product specifications, a complete trouble-
shooting section, and the Maxtor Knowledge Base.
Visit www.maxtorkb.com for the following information:
–Search the Knowledge Base
We store all resolved problems and FAQ’s in our
knowledge base. Search by product, category,
keywords, or phrases.
–My Stuff
Login to modify or view your FAQ update
notifications or update your personal profile.
–Most Popular Help Topics
Top five most frequently asked questions.
–Software Download
Download installation and update software
for your Maxtor Fusion.
Maxtor Worldwide Support
Visit www.maxtor.com and click worldwide support or
contact us for product support outside of the USA.
Much of the information found is this User Guide can also
be found in the online help.
Navigation
Although the Maxtor Fusion interface runs from within a
browser window, it uses its own navigational buttons rather
than the forward, back, refresh buttons of your browser.
During the installation process, please refrain from using
the buttons on your browser – use the Next and Back
buttons provided in the Setup Wizard screens.
Next
Clicking on the Next button moves to the next step of the
Setup Wizard. Please note that all of the information
requested must be filled in for the setup process to be
completed successfully.
Back
Clicking on the Back button moves to the previous step of the
Setup Wizard. Information that was previously entered can
be changed by deleting or overwriting the previous entries.
Quit
Clicking on the Quit button exits the Setup Wizard. You may
quit at any time but will need to return and complete all of
the steps of the Setup Wizard before you can use Maxtor
Fusion. The information and settings you enter do not take
effect until the very end of the process.
Help
Clicking on the Help button opens a browser window with
this help file.

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GETTING TO KNOW MAXTOR FUSION
This section shows how – in just a few steps – to put your
Maxtor Fusion to work quickly by importing files and sharing
them with others. Once you have done this, you can import
your entire archive of photos, videos, music, and documents.
See “Importing Files” on page 7.
Importing Files From a Recent Event
You've just returned from a weekend of whitewater river
rafting. You've got some great pictures, and want to share
them with others. The picture files are too big to email, and
not everyone wants every picture. With the Maxtor Fusion,
it's easy to share your pictures with individuals and groups,
and let people view and download the pictures they want.
Anyone with a user account and a web browser can import
files. To use a web browser to import files:
1. Copy or move your picture files from your camera to your
computer.
2. Click on the Launch desktop icon to open your browser
and then log in to your Maxtor Fusion.
3. Click on the Pictures category and then click the
Organize button. Create a new folder for the rafting
pictures by typing in a folder name, such as “Rafting,” in
the New Folder box and then click the enter arrow to the
right of the box.
4. The folder you just created in the left-hand column of the
browser window. Click on the folder to open it.
5. To import your pictures to the Rafting folder, click on
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At the bottom of the Import pop-up window click on
< YES > next to the message
“Need to Import folders/files at once in bulk?”
Depending on your browser settings you may need to
agree to the launching of the File Dropbox.
NOTE: To use the File Dropbox your computer must
have Java installed. To learn more about Java go to
www.java.com – you can download the latest version
by clicking on the Download Now button.
6. From your computer’s file manager, drag and drop the
pictures from your rafting trip, either as a file group or
as a folder, from your file manager to the File Dropbox
window. Note that the maximum file size is 2 GB.
7. Click on the IMPORT ALL button to copy the files from
your computer to the Rafting folder in your Maxtor
Fusion.
8. After the import operation has finished, close the File
Dropbox by clicking on the Xicon in the upper corner.
9. Click Refresh to display the thumbnails of the pictures
you just imported.
NOTE: When pictures are imported to your box,
thumbnails are automatically created for each file. It
may take several minutes to generate the thumbnails
for every imported picture. As the thumbnails are
being generated the default camera icon thumbnails
will be replaced by the picture thumbnail. Thumbnail
generation progress can be monitored through a
message in the screen tip as you mouse over a
thumbnail. Clicking Refresh will replace the camera
icons with newly generated thumbnails.
Sharing Files by Invitation
Once your files are imported onto your Maxtor Fusion,
sharing them is easy. You can invite individuals and groups to
look at and download your content, and you can make files
publicly available. It's easy to invite an individual to share
your content – you need only select the files and enter their
email address.
Sharing Files with an Individual
1. Select one or more files – you can select more files by
using the Shift, Control (PC), or Command (Apple) key
when clicking the mouse button.
2. Once files are selected, click on the SHARE button at the
top of the browser screen.
3. In the text box next to PERSON: type in an email address.
4. Click on the arrow to the right of this box, and click OK to
confirm that you want to share the selected file(s). An
email containing a link to the shared files will be sent to
the email address, similar to the picture below.
NOTE: The email message containing the link to the
shared files can be forwarded by the recipient to other
email addresses. Any recipient of the link will be able
to view and download the files as though they were the
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5. When your recipient clicks on the emailed link, a browser
will open and thumbnails of the files that you shared with
them will be displayed in their browser – see below. By
double clicking on a thumbnail, they can launch a picture
slide show or play a video or music file depending on the
types of files that you have shared with them.
Sharing Files with the Whole World
This is really easy – within each category, select the files you
want to share with the world, then click on MAKE PUBLIC.
The files will be available at your public URL link in the
respective Categories (Documents, Music, Pictures, and
Video).
NOTE: You can find the link information by clicking on
Set Preferences, then selecting the User Preferences
tab (automatically selected) – your personal link is
listed on the line starting with Your Public URL/Link.
Anyone with a web browser can access and download
the files you make public.
Viewers can vote on their favorite files! Just double-click on
a file, and then select the icon in the upper right-hand corner
that expresses your thoughts. A running total is kept in the
lower right hand corner of the web page.
To remove files from your Public Site area click on Public
Site, select the files to be removed and then drag and drop
them to the Trashcan icon.
NOTE: When files are moved to the Trashcan from
the Public Site, they are not deleted. They are only
removed from public view. The original files are
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Linking Files to Online Groups
You can link up to five pictures at a time to popular online
communities such as MySpace and eBay. The microlink
button automatically generates a link (URL) that users can
click on to view the pictures in a dedicated browser window
and HTML code (IMG) that can be used to embed the selected
pictures into a web page.
MySpace
1. Select up to five pictures by holding down the Control key
(Command key for Mac users) and then mouse clicking
the desired pictures.
2. Click on the microlink icon.
3. Select the IMG tab. In the pop-up window, select the
entire link – it starts with “<img” – and copy (Control-C
or Command-C) to your computer's clipboard.
4. Login to your MySpace account and click on Edit Profile.
5. Select the area where you wish the photo to appear
– for example, About Me – and paste (Control-V or
Command-V) the HTML IMG code into the box.
6. Click on Save All Changes, and you’re all set.
eBay
1. Log into eBay and create a new listing to sell.
2. Go through the listing steps until you reach Item
Description. Copy and paste the HTML IMG code into the
description.
3. You can add additional images to your eBay listing using
URL links. Continue with your listing until you reach the
section “Add Pictures,” click on the tab Your Web Hosting
and paste the URL link into the Picture 1 Web Address.
NOTE: You may need to use a photo editor to adjust the
picture to the size you need.
For more information and support on embedding content or
linking files to other sites, please refer to the support or help
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USING THE MAXTOR FUSION
Maxtor Fusion offers a new level of flexibility and control for
storing, organizing, accessing, and sharing personal digital
content. Maxtor Fusion offers a simple yet powerful way to
help transform scattered video, pictures, music, and
documents files into personalized digital experiences that
can be shared to reflect an event, an occasion, a person, an
activity, or even a mood. With the easy-to-use interface,
shown below, you can import files and share them with
others, and even create picture links to web sites such as
MySpace and eBay.
Maxtor Fusion is designed to share personal files. Please
obey all applicable copyright laws.
Login In as a User
The admin user assigns Usernames and Passwords. If you
have installed the Maxtor Fusion icons on your desktop,
double-click the Launch icon to open a browser at the login
screen. Or, type in the DNS Hostname or IP address of the
Maxtor Fusion. Log in using your Username and Password.
The rest of this section will assume your are logged in.
Importing Files
One of the first things you’ll want to do is import files onto
your Maxtor Fusion. There are two ways to add files to your
Maxtor Fusion: through the web browser interface or over
your local network (LAN) using your PC’s file manager
(Windows Explorer or Mac Finder). If you have a large num-
bers of files to load onto Maxtor Fusion, it is recommended
that you use the LAN interface. The files you import are
copied – the original files on your computer are not changed
or moved.
If you’ve added a lot of files to your Maxtor Fusion and
wonder if you have enough space to import more files, you
can check the disk space gauge in the upper right-hand part
of the interface. If you need more information than just the
percentage of disk space that’s available, click the icon for a
detailed and categorized listing.
Importing Using the Web Interface
This option is best for uploading content to your Maxtor
Fusion when you are accessing it from outside of your home
network or working from someone else’s computer.
1. Select the folder where you would like the imported files
to be placed by clicking on the Category and then clicking
on a desired folder and sub-folder. The categories are in
the upper left hand side and are labeled:
Pictures , Music ,
Video , and Documents . Folders are displayed in the left
column of the interface when in the thumbnail views.
Sub-folders are displayed along side the thumbnails in
the main viewing area. To learn how to create a new
folder, refer to “Creating Folders” on page 11.
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The Import window appears. You can move it by holding
your mouse button down on the blue half-circle outside
the window, on the upper right-hand corner.
3. From the Import window, you have two choices to upload
files:
–ClicktheBrowse button and a Choose File pop-up
window will appear. Select the file you want to upload.
Select up to 10 files. When you are ready to upload,
click the blue carat next to the word Import at the
bottom left. Once the files have been imported, the
Results window appears with a status of the import.
– The drag and drop option lets you upload multiple files
at the same time. At the bottom of the Import pop-up
window click on < YES > next to the message:
“Need to Import folders/files at once in bulk?”
A File Dropbox will appear. From your desktop, drag
and drop all the files you want to upload then click
IMPORT ALL.
Note: The first time this happens, a security warning
may appear. Select Run to proceed.
Alternately, you can drag many files to the Dropbox,
and import them one at a time to different Category.
NOTE: The drag and drop feature for bulk importing
requires that you have Java installed on your
computer. To learn more about Java go to
www.java.com – you can download the latest version
by clicking on the Download Now button.
NOTE: You cannot import files directly into the Public
Site area.
Importing Using the Local Network
If Maxtor Fusion is connected to the same local network
as your PC, you can also import files using the EXPLORE
icon that was installed on your desktop during the setup
and installation process. To install the desktop icons after
the setup and installation process you can rerun the setup
and installation launcher CD on your computer and click
on ICONS.
Double-clicking on EXPLORE will open a login window. Enter
the required information for the User Authentication – User
ID and Password. A familiar desktop file manager window
will appear with the name of your current directory on
Maxtor Fusion – “Home” when you first log in. Note that you
cannot modify this top level – you can only copy files into the
existing directories (Music, Pictures, etc.)
NOTE: If you log in as the admin user, the directory
is called “Homes.” As the admin user, you can read
an write to any of the folders you see – it’s best to
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There are two advantages to using this method. The first is
that all folder and sub-folder structures are preserved when
importing files. And second, file transfers are much faster.
Using this interface, you can import (and move, copy, and
delete) just as you can on your Windows or Macintosh
desktop. To import files into HOME folders, you have two
choices:
– Drag and drop files into the folder of your choice.
– Move, Copy, Cut, and Paste files using the EDIT pull
down menu or right click on your mouse.
NOTE: Once you log into the EXPLORE interface, your
PC’s OS will keep your user account logged in even
after you close the EXPLORE window. To log out, your
computer requires you to perform a user log out from
its operating system or restart the computer. If you are
the only Maxtor Fusion user that uses your computer
then you can have your computer automatically log you
in after restarting your computer – select the
appropriate option from the login screen of your file
manager when you double-click the EXPLORE icon.
Thumbnail Generation and Performance
When content is uploaded to your Maxtor Fusion, it will
automatically create a thumbnail for each file. For picture
files, thumbnails of the picture itself will appear. During
upload, thumbnails for pictures will initially appear as
generic camera thumbnails, but as soon as all the files are
uploaded, the real picture will appear.
For movie files, a thumbnail of a video camera will appear.
For music files with album art embedded in their mp3 tag
the album art will be displayed. For other audio files, a
thumbnail of headphones will appear, and for documents,
a thumbnail of the type of application the file was created
in will appear. When you roll the cursor over the thumbnails,
a tool tip will appear with the name of the file.
NOTE: Depending on the number of files that you
import, it may take several minutes or even hours to
generate the thumbnails for every imported file. As the
thumbnails are being generated, the default camera or
headphone icons are replaced by the picture or
embedded album art. Placing your mouse over a
thumbnail as they are being generated will reveal a
tooltip with a status message. Until this process is
complete external accessibility may be affected.
Sorting Your Files with the View Controls
The Maxtor Fusion web interface allows you to sort your files
in many different ways. The system has a default view, but
you can sort your files differently at any time using the view
controls. You can change the view by clicking one of the icons
in the horizontal bar located near the top of the interface.
The default view shows small thumbnail-sized icons for each
file in the selected folder, but there are several other useful
views. Changing the view does not change your files or the
folder structure you have created.
After locating a file, you can double-click it and the Detailed
Information window – shown above – will pop open. From
this window, you can rename the file, download it, play it, or
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Selecting the View
The following views allow you to sort your files in many
useful ways:
View as Thumbnails – Small images (38x24-pixel thumb-
nails) representing your files are organized alphabetically
based on filename.
View as Large Thumbnails – Same as the previous view
except the thumbnails are larger (58x52 pixels).
View as Timeline – A clickable timeline allows you to sort
your files by selecting a date of interest. Further, your sort
can be based on import date (the date the file was imported
into Maxtor Fusion) or authored date (the date the file was
created).
For example, to view all the files that were created on May 4,
2006, you would click AUTHORED > 2006 > MAY > 4on the
timeline. Your files will appear and your date selections will
have red parentheses around them in the timeline. Bold
formatting is applied to a month or day to indicate that files
exist for that date.
NOTE: Because this view considers all the files on
Maxtor Fusion, it usually takes more time to display
than the other sorting choices.
View as List – A list of folders is displayed on the left and a
simple text list of filenames is displayed and sorted alpha-
betically on the right. This view is helpful if you remember
the names of the files you need, or like to look at lists.
View as Detail – A cascading view of your files is presented.
Three columns are used to show the folders and file you
traverse and the columns scroll to the left if you traverse
more than three levels of hierarchy.
In this view, the controls normally found in the Detailed
Information window (a popup from the other views) are
continuously available on the right side of this view. Double-
click a file to show its details in this area. With these
controls, you can rename the file, download it, play it, or
enter a description and one or more tags. In this same area,
you can use the Left and Right arrow icons to sequence
through the previous and next files in the selected folder.
View All – A hierarchical view of your entire library. Unlike
the other views, you do not select this one from the bar of
other view icons. To get to this view, click on the ORGANIZE
icon at the top right-hand side of the browser, and then click
on the VIEW ALL button. You can drag and drop files between
categories easily in this view.
Viewing and Setting Detailed File Information
Detailed information and settings are displayed after
double-clicking a file. As later topics will discuss, you can
view an enlarged thumbnail, download the file, rotate the
thumbnail, see if the file is public or private, move backward
and forward between the files, rename the file, download it,
play it, or enter a description and one or more tags for the
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Organizing Files Using Categories and Folders
You can organize your library using categories and folders.
The categories are Pictures , Music , Video , and Documents ,
and are accessed by clicking the links in the upper left part
of the screen. These categories cannot be changed but you
can create your own folders (and sub-folders) within a
Category to refine the organization of your library.
The predefined Category folders are provided to help you get
started and are not limited to a single type of file. Feel free to
mix and blend of pictures, music, video or documents in a
single folder or sub-folder. This can be very useful for
events, such as vacations, that have a mixture of file types
associated with them.
In general, if you’re working on the PC on the same LAN
as your Maxtor Fusion, you can perform many of the file
organization tasks using the file management application
running on that PC (for example, Windows Explorer on
Windows and Finder on the Mac). For example, you could
create new folders, import files, rename files, and move/
copy files using your desktop file management application
instead of the Maxtor Fusion web interface. The EXPLORE
icon on the desktop (set up at installation time) open a file
manager and automatically navigates to your HOME
directory on the Maxtor Fusion drive on the LAN. You can
switch back and forth between these two interfaces as
often as you like – the web interface will always remain up
to date with the changes you make using the other interface.
NOTE: If you have a lot of folders to set up and files to
import, the EXPLORE interface is often the most
efficient to use.
NOTE: In the procedures for organizing files, we will
focus on using the web interface and only mention
special considerations that apply to the desktop file
manager interface.
Creating Folders
To create a new folder using the web interface:
1. Select the Category (Pictures, Music, etc.) in which the
new folder will be created. If the new folder is to be a
sub-folder of another folder, navigate to the parent
folder and double-click on it to select that sub-folder.
2. Click the Organize icon (file folder icon) near the top of
the interface.
3. In the Create field, type the name of the folder you want
to create and click the arrow icon to its right to create the
folder. Your new folder appears in the left-hand column
with the other folders.
NOTE: If you are using the EXPLORE desktop file
management application (only available to PCs on the
same LAN as your Maxtor Fusion) instead of the web
interface, copying a folder (and its sub-folders) creates
the folders as well as copying its contents.
Moving and Copying Files and Folders
To move or copy one or more files or folders:
1. Select the Category and then the items you want to move
or copy. You can use standard multiple-selection
techniques to select any items that are visible without
changing folders or categories.
2. Click the Organize icon (file folder icon) near the top of
the interface.
3. Select the destination Category and folder:
a.In the Move field, click the blue down-arrow to expand
the drop-down menu.
b.Click a destination Category (e.g., Pictures, Music, etc.)
from the top of the drop-down menu.
c.Select the destination folder (make sure it is
highlighted). If the destination folder is the child of
another folder, use the expansion icon at the left of
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4. Click the right-arrow next to the Move field to launch the
Move/Copy command.
5. In the pop-up that appears, select Copy or Move and then
click OK.
The selected items are moved or copied to the new
location.
NOTE: In the View All view (accessed by clicking the
View All button in the Organize area), you can copy and
move folders by dragging and dropping.
Renaming Files
You can rename files in the Detailed Information window.
To rename a file:
1. Double-click a file to open this window.
2. Type the new filename over the existing one and click
Rename before closing the window.
NOTE: The Detailed Information controls are always
visible in the View in Detail view.
Renaming Folders
You can rename folders from the View in Detail view.
To rename a folder:
1. In the folder list area, double-click the folder to be
renamed.
2. Type the new name below the folder icon in the detail
area on the right side of screen and then click the
RENAME button.
Deleting Files and Managing the Trash
You can delete files and folders by dragging them to the
Trashcan icon in the upper right-hand corner of the
interface. The items remain in the trash until you empty it.
–Toempty
all the trash: Open the Trashcan by double-
clicking its icon. Then click Empty Trash to
permanently remove all the files from Maxtor Fusion.
–Toempty some of the trash: Open the Trashcan by
double-clicking its icon. Then select the files to delete
and click Absolute Delete to permanently remove
them from Maxtor Fusion. Until the trash is emptied,
you can change your mind and put files back into the
file system.
– To undelete files, open the Trashcan, select files to
restore, and click Undelete. Undeleting a file does not
return the file to its original location. Instead, it puts
the files into the Undeleted folder that is visible from
the View All view.
– To move a file from the Undeleted folder, click the
Organize button and then click View All. Open the
Undeleted folder and drag the files to the desired
locations.
If you are sitting at the PC on the same LAN as your Maxtor
Fusion, you can delete files from the Maxtor Fusion’s file
system using the EXPLORE icon that launches your desktop
file manager. This takes you to the hard drive inside Maxtor
Fusion. To delete files, you can move them to Maxtor
Fusion’s Trash folder or your file system’s trash folder. If
you use the file system’s trash folder, you lose the ability to
manipulate the files later in the trashcan’s web interface.
Generally, the web interface will automatically reflect the
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Sharing Files
Once files are loaded onto your Maxtor Fusion, sharing them
is easy. You can invite individuals and groups to view and
download your content, and you can make files publicly
available.
Sharing Files with an Individual
1. Select the files you want to share.
You can select multiple files using the Shift, Control (PC),
or Command (Apple) key when clicking the mouse
button.
2. Click the SHARE icon in the upper left part of the
interface.
3. In the text box next to PERSON: type an email address.
4. Click on the arrow to the right of this box, and click OK
when asked if you want to share the file. An email
containing a URL to the shared file(s) will be sent to the
person.
Sharing Files with a Group
If you already have a group set up:
1. Select the files you want to share.
You can select more files by using the Shift, Control (PC),
or Command (Apple) key when clicking the mouse
button.
2. Select the group name you want to share them with by
clicking on the box to the right of Group.
3. Select the desired group, and then click the arrow icon to
the right.
4. Click OK when asked if you want to share the file.
An email containing a URL to the shared file(s) will be
sent to each person in the group.
If you need to set up a group:
1. Click on the SHARE icon near the top of the interface,
then Edit Groups.
2. Type each group member’s name and email address into
the Enter Contact Name and Enter Contact Email text
boxes and click Enter.
All addresses are added to the group All Contacts.
3. Continue entering names and email addresses until
complete. Then click Save.
4. To create a group, enter the name in the lower left
corner, in the text box underneath CREATE. Then click on
the arrow to the right.
5. The group name will appear underneath All Contacts on
the left side. Continue adding group names until
complete.
6. Add users to a group by selecting individual names from
All Categories, then dragging them to the group name.
7. Click Save at the bottom right to save all your changes.
NOTE: Email messages containing the links of shared
files can be forwarded to others, who can view and
download them as though they were the original
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Sharing Files through the Public Site Folder
In addition to sharing your files through email invitations
with an individual or group, you can also place files in an
area that is openly accessible on the Web. Each user account
is provided a separate Public Site area. The URL to this
Public Site for your user account can be found in the Set
Preferences menu.
Adding Files to Your Public Site
You can add files to the Public Site for your user account by
selecting the files in the main view area of the browser
interface and then clicking on the MAKE PUBLIC button.
Managing Files in Your Public Site
You can view the files that you have made public by clicking
on the Public Site folder button located below the Pictures,
Music, Video and Documents Categories.
If you wish to remove access to files in the Public Site, select
them while in the Public Site folder view and then drag them
to the Trashcan. This removes access to the files from the
Public Site area but does not delete the actual file from the
Category folder or sub-folder.
NOTE: If you delete files from Maxtor Fusion that were
being shared through the Public Site feature, they will
no longer be accessible through the Public Site.
Searching and Tagging
As your collection of files grows, the more you’ll need a good
way to find specific files. Sometimes your folder names are
all you need to find things in a flash, but sometimes that’s
not enough. Other times, knowing the date that the file was
created or imported is the best way to find a file. But often
times, you’ll need the Search command to peek inside your
tags and descriptions to find the right file or collection of
related files.
Using Search
The Search command finds files based on the text contained
in file names, folder names, tags, and descriptions.
Typically, you’ll have the best results if you attach tags to
your files and then search for the terms you’ve used in your
tags.
To begin a search:
1. Click the Search button in the upper left-hand part of the
interface (looks like a magnifying glass).
2. In the Search text box that appears, type one or more
words that you think are somewhat unique to the file(s)
you seek, and press Enter.
The files matching your search criteria are listed in a
hierarchical view of the file system. If no files are found,
modify your search terms and try again.
Tip: If you don’t know any terms or filenames to use
with the Search command, but you know the
approximate date in which the file was created or
imported, you can use the View as Timeline view and
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Adding Tags and Descriptions for Better Searches
A tag is some text that is attached to a file and helps
categorize or identify it in some way. You might be familiar
with the terms
keyword or metadata , which have very
similar meaning and purpose. By attaching unique and
descriptive tags to your files, you can make it easy and
fast to find the files you seek.
For example, you might have a picture with the filename
rafting.jpg. In the description field you might enter, “Rafting
on the south fork.” In the tags field you might add: raft, oar,
river, Coloma, Debbie, Bob, Susan, sports, hobbies, summer.
Now when you do a search, you don’t need to know the
filename, and you can use any of the words in the tags
and descriptions to find the right files.
To add tags using TAG IT:
1. Select the file(s) to which you want to add a tag.
2. Click on the TAG IT button near the top right-hand corner.
3. Type the tag in the text box with the label “Create New
Tag” and then click on the arrow icon.
4. Alternately, you can select an existing tag – click on the
box with the label Select One and then click on the arrow
icon.
To add tags using the Detailed Information window:
1. Double-click the file to which you want to add a tag or
description.
2. In the Detailed Information window, type the description
and/or tags for the file. In the tag field, you can use
spaces or commas as separators.
3. When you’re finished describing and tagging the file,
click Attach to record your changes close the window.
The tags you enter from the browser interface of Maxtor
Fusion are different from other metadata tags that might be
embedded in some of your files. For example, your digital
camera files probably have some metadata about their
camera exposure settings or the date when the picture was
taken. The tags you add with the box will not overwrite or
alter the metadata attached to your files by other products
or applications.
The way you search in this product is very similar to
searches you’re probably familiar with in other products or
Internet search engines. Searching and tagging are easy and
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Exporting Files
To make a copy of a file on Maxtor Fusion and save it to your
local file system, you use the Export command.
To export a file:
1. Select the file you want to export.
2. Click the Export button in the upper right-hand part of
the interface.
3. Save the file to a folder on your PC.
You cannot export more than one file at a time using the web
interface. If Maxtor Fusion is on the same LAN as the PC you
are using, you can click on the EXPLORE icon and use the
desktop file manager to copy (drag and drop) the files you
want to export to a folder on the PC.
Setting User Preferences
You can access the user preferences associated with your
account by clicking on the SET PREFERENCES icon (looks
like the outline of a person) located under the MAKE PUBLIC
button.
As a (non-administrator) user, you can set some of the
preferences for your account. You can change your
password, display name, and primary email address. You
can set the Category for your default landing page. Also,
the URL where public files can be accessed is listed.
System Administration Tasks
This section contains management and maintenance topics
to help the Maxtor Fusion administrator . While any user
can import and share files, only the administrator can
create and manage user accounts, configure network
settings, and back up files. Unless you are logged in using
the administrator account, you will not be able to perform
the tasks in this section.
Using the Administrator Account
To log in as the administrator, start at the main login screen
– you may need to first log out (click the Log Out button in
the upper right-hand part of the interface). Then log in using
the username admin and the password created during
installation.
If you’ve forgotten the admin password, it should be
recorded in the printed checklist that was filled out at
installation time. If you don’t have the checklist or didn’t
record the password, you can enter the username admin and
then click the link at the bottom that says Forgot Password?.
The login screen can display a hint (also set up at installation
time) to help you remember the password.
All system administration tasks are performed after clicking
on SET PREFERENCES when logged in as the administrator.
Adding and Deleting User Accounts
As the administrator, you can set up accounts for other
Maxtor Fusion users. Anyone can view images on the Public
Site or view files from an email invitation, but only users with
accounts can access the web interface and use the features
of the system to import, organize and share files. After you
create an account for a new user, they will be able to log into
the system and begin using it. Maxtor Fusion supports up to
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To Add a New User
1. If you’re not already logged in with the admin account,
log out and log in again using admin as the username
and the password assigned at installation time.
2. Click the Set Preferences button to the right of the
content area (the button has the outline of a person).
3. In the USER PREFERENCES tab, click Add User at the
bottom left-hand area of the interface.
4. Enter the information for the new user and click Save.
After you click Save, the User Name cannot be changed
(to change it you must delete the account and create it
again).
5. Communicate the new account information and login
URL to the new user.
Note: After the new user logs in, they can change some
of the settings for their account, such as password,
display name, and email address.
Note that the URL for the user's public web site is listed at
the bottom of the User Preferences tab. For example, the
public site URL for a user with user name “ace” and a DNS
hostname of “bobsfusion.no-ip.org” will be:
http://bobsfusion.no-ip.org/public/ace
To Delete a User
1. If you’re not already logged in with the admin account,
log out and log in again using admin as the username and
the password assigned at installation time.
2. Click the SET PREFERENCES button to the right of the
content area (the button has the outline of a person).
3. In the USER PREFERENCES tab, select the account to be
deleted and click Delete User at the bottom left-hand
area of the interface.
4. In the confirmation dialog that appears, click OK.
NOTE: When a user is deleted, all data and files
associated with that account will be lost. The
administrator can back up the data, but any tag or
description data is permanently lost.
Backing Up Files
Backup can only be done to a USB device, and will only
backup the original data (files and directory information,
but not tag or description data added after the files were
imported into your Maxtor Fusion). Only the administrator
can perform file backups. Administrators can back up all
files for all users, or all files for an individual user.
1. Plug a USB hard drive into Maxtor Fusion.
2. Click on the Set Preferences icon, then the BACKUP tab.
3. Select the User, and Backup Location (the USB drive),
then click BackUp.
BackUp copies the files for each selected user to a USB
drive, and timestamps the copied files.
NOTE: In order to back up files you must connect a USB
drive that is formatted for the FAT32 or VFAT file
system. Drives formatted for the NTFS file system can
be read by the admin user of Maxtor Fusion but cannot
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Changing Network Settings
By default, Maxtor Fusion obtains and configures all LAN
settings at setup and installation time. As the administrator
you can review or reconfigure network settings. If you’re not
already logged in with the admin account, log out and log in
again using admin as the username and the password
assigned at installation time.
To change network settings:
1. Click the Set Preferences button to the right of the
content area (the button has the outline of a person).
2. Click on the SYSTEM SETTINGS tab. From this tab you
can:
– Adjust the local IP address. Note that several other
network settings are displayed for informational
purposes and cannot be modified.
– Configure the Dynamic DNS settings, including
DynDNS.org, No-IP.com, or using a static IP address.
Many Internet accounts use dynamic IP addresses.
Services such as DynDNS and No-IP help users find
your Maxtor Fusion over the web, even when the IP
address has been changed by your Internet service
provider. After registering with one of these (free)
services and selecting a domain name to use, enter
that information here.
– Configure your outgoing SMTP mail server address.
This is the name of the mail server that will send out
email for Maxtor Fusion.
– Configure Port Forwarding settings. Port forwarding
enables user requests to come in from the web
through your router to your Maxtor Fusion. When you
share your files, it enables people to use web
browsers to come in through your Internet connection
and see pictures, documents, and so on. As part of the
set up process, Maxtor Fusion provides information
that can be used at www.portforward.com to configure
your router so that port forwarding works correctly on
your LAN. More information on port forwarding can be
found in the section “What is Port Forwarding?” on
page 24.
– Configure your time zone.
– Reset your Maxtor Fusion to the factory defaults,
update its internal software, and shut down or reboot
it. The controls for doing these tasks are located in the
lower left corner of the System Preferences window.
The Setup Wizard
At any time, the admin can use the Setup Wizard to add
accounts, activate the email invitation engine, and configure
Internet settings.
1. Click on the Set Preferences icon, then the
SETUP WIZARD tab.
The Setup Wizard window replaces the
User Preferences window.
2. Follow the instructions to proceed with the Setup.
You can quit at any time.
NOTE: You may need to turn off the popup blocker
in your browser.